Sally Anne Marsh (born 14 October 1972) is a British actress and singer. She was a member of

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, later becoming the vocalist for a number of groups, including Xpansions, Ariel and Hysterix. Her film credits include ''

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'' and ''

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'', and she also appeared in a number of TV productions.

Performing career

Sally Anne Marsh began singing when she was six, and acted in the children TV show '' Tricky Business'' as a teenager. She was a member of a short lived girlband with Diana Barrand and

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. After Faith Hope and Charity, her musical career included being the vocalist for electronic music group Xpansions whose major techno hit single ''Move Your Body (Elevation)'' reached Number 7 in 1991. This song has been remixed and rereleased several times over the nineties due to demand. Marsh then became the lead singer of

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house group Ariel who were formed by Tom Rowlands of

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with whom she appeared on Channel 4's '' The Word''. She recorded two promo only singles working with producers Mike Stock & Matt Aitken in 1995 on their Love This Records label. These were a cover of the

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hit "

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" and a dance version of " Windmills of your Mind". Recently, she has been working as lead vocalist for the London band Brand Violet. In addition to her musical career, she is a

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artiste who does work for

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and

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radio, as well as the

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. As an actress, she has appeared in children's programmes as many characters including Vicky in '' Bodger and Badger'' (in which she played a drumkit), Nurse Kitty in ''

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'', Lucy in BBC's '' Tricky Business'', Princess Irene in ''

'', Gina in ''

'', Giselle in ''Santa and the Tooth Fairies'' and its sequel TV series '' Tales of the Tooth Fairies'' and Cecile Lefevre in ''

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''. Sally Ann Marsh also voiced the character of Snow White in the 2006

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production of '' Snow White: The Sequel''.

Singles

*Xpansions – ''Move Your Body (Elevation)'' (

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) – 1990 – Frontwoman *Ariel – ''Let it Slide!'' (deConstruction Records – 1993) *Xpansions – ''Move Your Body '95'' (

) – 1995 *Sally Anne Marsh – "In the Summertime"

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– 1995) *Sally Anne Marsh – ''Windmills Of Your Mind''

– 1995 *Aurora – ''Hear You Calling'' (Original Mother Earth) – 1999 – Vocals *Brand Violet – ''Alien Hive Theme'' (Brand Violet Limited) – 2004 – Lead Vocals *Brand Violet – ''Head'' (Brand Violet Limited) – 2004 *Brand Violet – ''Voodoo'' (Brand Violet Limited) – 2004 *Brand Violet – ''Sputnik Bride'' EP (Brand Violet Limited) – 2005 *Brand Violet – ''Legend of Ladybeard'' (Brand Violet Limited) – 2005

Faith Hope & Charity

For the group, see

Albums

*Brand Violet – ''Retrovision Coma'' (Brand Violet Limited) – 2004 (Lead vocalist) *Brand Violet – ''Akathisia'' (Brand Violet Limited) – 2005

Filmography

References

External links

* AllMusic.com: Biography*
Brand Violet

XPansions Discography

Ariel on Last FM

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Sally Anne 1972 births Living people 20th-century English actresses 20th-century English women singers 21st-century English actresses 21st-century English women singers English dance musicians English television actresses English voice actresses Musicians from Kent People from Pembury